Active delivery of the anterior arm and incidence of second-degree perineal tears: a clinical practice evaluation

• Glavni autori: Nicolas Mottet (Autor), Marine Bonneaud (Autor), Astrid Eckman-Lacroix (Autor), Rajeev Ramanah (Autor), Didier Riethmuller (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background Evaluate the feasibility of active delivery of the anterior arm during spontaneous delivery. This maneuver could decrease incidence of second-degree perineal tears because it reduces fetal biacromial diameter. Methods An observational comparative prospective study was conducted a...